S. P.

Mandali's
Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (PGDM)

ACADEMIC DELIVERABLES CELL (ADC)

Notice No.: 14/2024, for the Students of PGDM 2023-25, Trim-III, Dated 2ND APRIL 2024

Sub: SIP (SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM)

1. The course curriculum of PGDM, e-Biz, BD, RM, HCM, Rural, M&E, RBA Batch 2023-25 includes an
internship requirement.

2. In continuation of the Internship Module Design, introduced, WeSchool expects all first year students
(between Trimester 3 & Trimester 4) to execute two Projects, i.e. Summer Internship Project (SIP) and
Summer Internship Research Project (SIRP). The purpose of this twin-project approach is to provide
every student with a distinctive competitive edge during Executive Placements, scheduled for later this
year.
While the SIP would have to be executed in an Industrial organization, the details of the SIRP would be
slightly different, and are detailed, in a separate communication.

3. The SIP for all of you will commence on 2nd of May 2024 and will continue up to June 30th, 2024.
There may be some students, whose SIP start/finish dates are slightly different, for which Group Director
approval will be sought for by CMC.

4. We expect the SIP would be set on course, by you, in consultation with the Corporate Mentor/Project
Guide and your We School Internal Faculty Mentor.
This should be completed between 2nd May to 15th May 2024 latest.

5. We visualize that most of you would be able to wind down your SIP, including draft report writing, by 1st
week of June,2024.

6. The process of submission of SIP report is explained below:

a) You should finalize the SIP report (in soft format). (Until a hard copy is insisted, after commencement
of Trim 4 sessions.).
Prior to moving to step 6b, you should ensure that your Corporate Mentor/Project Guide has
approved the draft report in soft format.

b) All students must submit the above draft soft copy of the above approved draft SIP report to their
Internal Faculty Mentor. Once your Internal Faculty Mentor has reviewed and approved the contents,
you should add the following documents to the SIP report:

*i: A SIP completion certificate from your Industry Mentor/Project Guide, including Paper & Pencil
signature OR alternative digital mode, if the situation is unique. (the prescribed format is shared in
Appendix B –SIP)

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ii. The following guidelines must be adhered to, while formatting and preparing the SIP report.
-The structure of the document should be divided into 3 sections, ie:
i) Report structure ii) Report writing details and iii) General guidelines

6c. Report structure: SIP

The report must consist of the following elements, based on the nature of problem/challenge /research,
you were assigned for SIP:
Company's Problem statement-based projects/Opportunity
statements:
I. Title Page
II. Letter of authorization/transmittal
III. NA
IV. Acknowledgement
V. Table of contents
VI. List of tables
VII. List of graphs
VIII. List of appendices
a. Definitions
Wherever applicable
b. Abbreviations
IX Executive summary
a. Area of focus
b. Project timelines
c. Location/s of study
d. Major findings
e. Conclusions
f. Recommendations
X. Introduction
a. Background to the problem
b. Statement of the problem
XI. Company background
XII. Objectives of study
XIII. Work Design
a. Fieldwork details
b. Period of study
c. Detailed description of work plan
XIV Data analysis
XV. Results
XVI. Conclusions and recommendations
XVII. References
XVIII. Annexures
a. Questionnaires
b. Testimonials
c. Appendices

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6d. Report Writing: SIP:

Please adhere to the following guidelines, while writing the report, structuring content and flow,
following the sequenced table of contents mentioned in 6c.

i. Cover page of the report including title of the project. (as per format attached as Appendix A)

ii. Letter of authorization/transmittal: Compulsory Certificate by the Internal Faculty Mentor/Industry

Guide under whom the internship was carried out (as per format attached: Annexure B- SIP).

iii. Acknowledgement: This is provided by the student, thanking all those who have directly or indirectly
contributed to the study. This must mention the name of the student, his/her roll no. and duly signed.

iv. Table of contents: It should list the various sections of the report with appropriate page numbers.

Only the major heads and important sub-headings should be included.

This should be followed by the list of tables, graphs and appendices (all three separately) that are
included in the report.

 Executive summary: This is an important part of the report, often it is the only portion
that Managers read. It must concisely describe the problem, approach and research design adopted
along with mentioning the major finds, conclusion, and recommendations. This should be of
around 300-500 words, precise and easy to read.
 Introduction: This section should give a clear idea of the central issue of concern of
the project. It must also contain needs or objectives of the study. Some organizational details
(company background) should also be mentioned.
 Research Design: This section specifies how the research/study was conducted along with
providing justification of using the selected specific methods.
 Data Analysis: This section should share the details and plan followed, while analyzing data. It is
highly recommended that Business Analytics tools (including Dashboarding) are weaved into the
report.
 Results: This is usually the longest section, mentioning the findings in a logical way.
The presentation of the results section should be in line with the objectives mentioned in the
introduction section.
 Conclusions and recommendations: This section should contain the interpretation of
the results in the light of the problem statement. As a guideline, for each finding there should be
one conclusion. Any recommendations given to the company (where training has been held)
should be mentioned here. Conclusions and recommendations can be separate sub-headings.
(Tip: A summary table mapping the objectives, findings and conclusions can also be used to
provide further clarity.)
 References: It is important to ensure that you have cited all the sources , which has been

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 Referred to in the text of the report, under the reference section. You need to follow the APA style
formatting for this section. You can learn more about APA style, from the Internet e.g.
https://www.citationmachine.net/apa/cite-a-journal

 Appendices: Any other material which is important to include in the report, but is not
part of the main report, can be placed in this section.

v. General guidelines:

The following should be followed while writing the SIP report.

 Times New Roman- Font type, Font size- 12 with Line spacing 1.15: Bold/Italics : segregate
sub-headings.
 Short sentences in first person should be used. Abbreviations should be avoided, and the style
of writing should be formal.
 Page size and margins: A4 with a 1 inch margin all around
 Page numbering- Till the „Table of Contents‟ section: Roman numerals should be used. The
numerical numbering should start after the „Table of Contents‟
 The section name should be clearly mentioned at the beginning of each section.
 All tables, graphs and figures should have legends describing what it contains.
 Footer: Please include page number in Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3…) in center (skip on title
page)
 Header: Leave empty

7. If there are any requirements of confidentiality in including/not including certain content(s) in the
SIP report that will be submitted to WeSchool, do have an early conversation with your Internal
Faculty Mentor, and follow his/her advice.

8. Once the above steps are completed, please convert the soft copy of the report (SIP) into PDF
format and send the same to your Faculty Mentor.

10. The SIP Project report, from all first year PGDM students should be submitted to ADC.

11. As and when,(post submission of the approved soft copy of the SIP Report),you are asked to
submit a hard copy of your completed SIP project, it has to be spiral bound , with the cover of the
document containing details ( shared in Appendix ‘A’).

12. Evaluation of SIP will be done on the basis of weekly reports, Project report, Industry Mentor/Project
Guide feedback, Presentation, and Viva-voce.

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 APPENDIX ‘A’-SIP

(FORMAT FOR SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROJECT-SIP- COVER PAGE)

S. P. MANDALI’S PRIN L. N. WELINGKAR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

DEVELOPMENT & RESEARCH (PGDM)

SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROJECT (SIP) REPORT

ON

TITLE OF PROJECT

BY

Mr/Ms…………….

PGDM 2022 – 24: TRIMESTER IV

SPECIALISATION: …………

ROLL NO: ….

 Note: Please quote Trim IV Roll No

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 APPENDIX ‘B-SIP’

SUGGESTED FORMAT FOR COMPLETION CERTIFICATE OF SUMMER INTERNSHIP BY

PGDM STUDENTS

ON COMPANY/INSTITUTE LETTERHEAD
________________________________________________________________________

CERTIFICATE

TO WHOMSOEVER IT MAY CONCERN

1.This is to certify that Mr/Ms ……………………………………….., a student of S. P. Mandali‟sPrin L.

N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research and pursuing two years full time Post
Graduate Diploma in Management - (PGDM), underwent two months of summer internship( SIP) with
us/me from……………….. to …………………..

2.During the summer internship (SIP), Mr/Ms……………………………….. has successfully completed

the project titled ………………………… under my/ourthe guidance of (Name)
…………………………….. (Designation) ………………………………

3.The Students performance during the summer internship(SIP) and comments on his project work are as
under:

……………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………

_______________________________________
(Signature of the Authorized Company Official)

Name: …………………………………………..

Designation: …………………………………....

Date: ……………………………………………

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 APPENDIX ‘C-SIP’

NO PLAGIARISM DECLARATION BY THE STUDENT

I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the project titled “_____________________________

__________________________________________________________________________”

(a) Has been prepared by me towards the partial fulfillment for the award of Post Graduate Diploma in
Management (PGDM) under the guidance of _________________________,

S. P. Mandali‟s Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai.

(b) This work is original and has not been submitted for any Degree/Diploma in this or any other
Institute/Organization.

(c) The information furnished in this dissertation is genuine and original to the best of my knowledge and
belief.

(d) I have not indulged in plagiarism. The project report has been checked for plagiarism and an output
report has been attached.

____________________________ _____________________________
Student Name Signature
Place: Date:

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 SIP/SIRP PROJECT –GUIDELINES FOR SOFT COPY SUBMISSION ON WEWORLD

1. Please note that you all are required to submit the soft copy of SIP and SIRP projects (Here the
SIRP reports should be checked through LRC Dept for Plagiarism- the related mail was sent to all
students on 13th April, 2024) on or before 10th July, 2024 on the weworld portal.

2. Kindly give file name as roll no-student name-specialization. Here enter your Trim III roll no while
submitting the soft copy of SIP and SIRP projects.

The path for submission of soft copy of SIP and SIRP projects on Weworld is as follows:

Step1-Login to your profile -Academic Function-Current assesement .

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Step 2-you will see the same screen as shown below-click on the current assessment tab at right
hand corner.

Step 3-You will see the below screen

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Step 4-Click on SIP -Click on Upload file

Step 5-Click on SIRP-upload file

Sd/-
Ms. Archana Rathod
Manager
Academic Deliverables Cell

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